Ocasio Cortez Update
Following President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, many of his most frequent critics have eased tensions slightly by offering him well wishes, including New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called Trump testing positive “tragic.”
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While some people have theorized that Trump’s announcement that he tested positive as a possible campaign move, Ocasio-Cortez said she rejects that mindset, The Associated Press reported.
“I personally don’t think it’s appropriate for us to be talking about how a diagnosis of a disease is a political play,” she said.
She continued, saying that the president’s positive test is an important reminder about the need to take the virus seriously and follow protocol. “I hope that this rallies the country to socially distance, to get more serious, if they haven’t, about mask-wearing and making sure that we are taking spread of this disease seriously,” the New York congresswoman said.
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“Each time we convene carries with it the potential of a superspreader event,” she tweeted. “There’s no questionnaire about symptoms, no requirement to report to the House physician if we are experiencing symptoms, no temperature check upon arrival to DC, nothing.”
There’s no questionnaire about symptoms, no requirement to report to the House physician if we are experiencing symptoms, no temperature check upon arrival to DC, nothing.
Then we all get on planes and travel back to our communities, often twice a week. It’s dangerous.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 2, 2020
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Fellow New York politician Senator Chuck Schumer offered similar thoughts to Ocasio-Cortez in a statement that he tweeted out about Trump’s diagnosis. He wished the Trumps and White House staff with the virus a “speedy recovery.”
Schumer then called for stricter following of CDC guidelines in the White House as well as a testing a contract tracing program for the Senate. “Finally, what happened to President Trump is a reminder that of why the whole country, including Senators and staff, must follow the science and follow the protocols laid out by the CDC and public health officials,” he wrote in the statement. “When you ignore the science, you don’t wear a mask, and you don’t follow social distancing guidelines, it puts you and everyone around you at risk.”
Former Vice President and current Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife sent their best wishes to Trump and first lady Melania Trump only a month before Election Day. “Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family,” the candidate tweeted on Friday.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, documenting the process Friday evening.
“Hey everyone! So we found out last night that the COVID vaccine was available to members of Congress as part of ‘continuity of governance’ plan (basically a national security measure),” she wrote in an Instagram story Friday evening, adding that she would “never advise” Americans to do something she was not willing to do herself.
“So I’m heading to my vaccination appt now,” she continued, and said she was there to take any questions before posting a video receiving the first dose of the vaccine:
AOC documents getting the Pfizer vaccine for her Insta following: pic.twitter.com/6kt5L8UwgU
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A few hours later, the New York lawmaker provided a brief update and said she did not feel any side effects.
“Some people feel tired, have a headache, etc. — That’s normal. Your body is building immunity,” she said, promising to provide another update on Saturday.
Healthcare workers across the country have already begun to receive the vaccine. This week, a New York nurse became the first in the U.S. to receive the Pfizer vaccine outside of clinical trials.
Vice President Mike Pence and leaders of the House and Senate — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — have also received the vaccine:
.@VP Mike Pence, @SecondLady Karen Pence, and @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Full video here:https://t.co/Xwn3LKizHVpic.twitter.com/ollHac48Z4
— CSPAN (@cspan) December 18, 2020
Today, with confidence in science & at the direction of the Office of the Attending Physician, I received the COVID-19 vaccine. As the vaccine is being distributed, we must all continue mask wearing, social distancing & other science-based steps to save lives & crush the virus. pic.twitter.com/tijVCSnJd7
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 18, 2020
Just received the safe, effective COVID vaccine following continuity-of-government protocols. Vaccines are how we beat this virus.
Now back to continue fighting for a rescue package including a lot more money for distribution so more Americans can receive it as fast as possible. pic.twitter.com/kSBhI3EzzM
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— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) December 18, 2020
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On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially approved the emergency use of Moderna’s vaccine.